AWARDistill: Adaptive and robust 3D object detection in adverse conditions through knowledge distillation

Yifan Liu, Yong Zhang, Rukai Lan, Cheng Cheng, Zhaolong Wu

Abstract: Highlights•The impact of adverse weather on detection was elaborated.•A novel method for simulating multi-modal data in diverse adverse weather is proposed.•An adaptive robustness 3D object detection framework was developed.•Several universal modules to enhance robustness were proposed.